Leigh L. Klotz, Jr. wrote: > But why stop there, as you say? I'm reasonably sure someone's already > done this (from the scores I see in the contest logs) but it should be > possible to totally automate the RTTY contests. With wide-band SDR > receivers (and transmitters for that matter) it ought to be possible to > work the whole contest automatically. This same concept could easily be > extended to macro-based ragchewing popular on PSK, with the digimode > programs automatically doing search-and-pounce, macro exchange, and LoTW > or eQSL QSLing. The mind boggles!
Don't stop there, either! This can be done for nearly ALL Qso's, not just contests. - Scan for unworked stations - Call one when you find one - Search the FCC database or QRZ for name and QTH - Search weather.com for the weather - Search the archive of all the monitored QSO's your computer has ever seen to get information on rig, medical history, family, work, etc. - Search google for off-the-air postings to complete the personality profile - Enter all the data into an AI program on your computer - Have a qso with the clone in your AI program - disconnect. Two-second qso's with rare DX stations could be a thing of the past; a rare DX station could have hundreds of simultaneous QSO's just by allowing multiple connections. Note: QSO's in excess of 30 minutes could qualify you for a synthetic rag chewing certificate. - ps
